election 09
The Big Story Wasn’t GOP Victories in Yesterday’s Elections - It Was Low Voter Turn Out
Submitted by Southern Shift on Wed, 2009-11-04 13:24 Authored by Davey DEveryone is talking about yesterday’s elections and how the gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey are key indicators that the Republican Party is back and on the attack. I’m also hearing a lot of talk about the ‘impressive’ finish New York’s mayoral candidate Bill Thompson did up against the massive money (100 million dollars) spent by current Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Thompson came within 4% of winning after it was predicted that Bloomberg would beat him by as much 10-15%.
10 Races to Watch Across the Nation - What Do They Ultimately All Mean?
Submitted by Southern Shift on Tue, 2009-11-03 13:15 Authored by Davey DToday’s election is shaping up to be a referendum on President Obama and his theme of Change which propelled him into the White House. Many of the races, in particular the NJ governor’s race, The NY congressional race in NY’s 23rd district, and the Virginia Governor’s race may be political bell weathers.
